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New to raising chickens, well we only have one but plan on adding at least one more soon. My mom bought a 3 day old chick on a whim, she likes to do that. She got it for my 9 1/2 year old daughter who would fill our house with many more pets if we allowed her. We have had Nugget since Saturday...

The summers in N. Texas can get pretty hot and I am worried about the chickens getting too hot. My plan is to build a coop that is 4 feet wide on each side and 5 feet tall, it will be about a foot off the ground. The front will have a chicken door and 3 built in nesting boxes. On the left hand...

I went and got Nugget a chick water bowl thing and feeder. I talked to my Mom today and she is going to pick up another chick on her way home from work tomorrow. Nugget seems to be doing pretty well. I have to remind my daughter to put her back into her house because she will hold her...

My Mom brought my daughter a 3 day old baby chick home. I have never raised chickens. We converted a dog pen into a brooder by putting small metal mesh around it. I got it all done and Nugget as my daughter named her found a little hole and tried to jump out. I went and got a heat lamp and...